The Olney Transportation Center, also called Olney Terminal, is a

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station in

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. It is located at the intersection of Broad Street and Olney Avenue in the

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neighborhood of North Philadelphia. It is a major bus terminal as well as the last subway stop on the

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before the Fern Rock Transportation Center terminus. Olney Transportation Center is located near Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia,

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, Central High School, and the Philadelphia High School for Girls. The Olney neighborhood is a short distance east of the center; the center's name derives from Olney Avenue, which runs through both Olney and Logan. It is the second-most traveled terminal or transportation center in SEPTA's organization.

Station layout

History

Originally built in 1928, Olney station was the northern terminus of the

subway until 1956, when it was extended to the Fern Rock Transportation Center. The underground subway station is accessible from both sides of Broad Street including from the bus terminal on the eastern side of the street and has a food stand inside it. The bus terminal is outdoors with a roof on top and serves buses that serve Philadelphia County, Montgomery County, and Bucks County. It also served as a trolley terminal until January 11, 1986 for Ogontz Avenue's Route 6, and was near Sigler Travel, a former

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. Express and local trains both stop at this station. It has two island platforms, one for the two northbound tracks, and one for the two southbound tracks. On February 18, 2021, three unidentified gunmen opened fire at the station at 2:50 pm, wounding eight people, one very seriously. The ages of victims ranged from 17 to 71. Its motive is generally unknown to authorities and those involved.

Image gallery

File:Olney Express Tracks 2018.JPG, Station platform in 2018 File:WTP B27 Audrey 1.jpg, Station building at Olney Transportation Center File:Olney Express Tracks 2018b.jpg, The express tracks and platforms at Olney on the Broad Street Line. File:Olney Express Tracks 2018a.JPG, Train leaving the station File:Olney Stn with PCC car (rear) - Philadelphia, 1984.jpg, Olney Terminal in 1984 with All-Electric PCC 2117 awaiting departure on Surface Streetcar Trolley Route 6.

References

External links

SEPTA – Olney Transportation Center
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